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Google Analytics for Multiple Sites, "Per Page" stats?

by Dano1981
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Hello warriors,

and good superbowl sunday to you!

I have a very specific question about Google analytics.....

Can I use the free version of Google analytics to chart visitors
specifically for different pages within multiple sites?

I know it can give me cumulative totals for all pages on a given site, but what I need are the stats "per page" on a given site?

example if I have 2 sites;

Website A

page 1
page 2
page 3

and

Website B

page 1
page 2
page 3

So can it tell me how many visitors specifically came to "page 1" and "page 2" and so on for "Website A" ?

and then again individual "per page" stats for "Website B"?

I know that's a lot to ask of a free product (can't afford expenditures at the moment) Hoping to get someone with actual google analytics experience on multiple sites that knows for certain

thanks warrior matties!
Dano!
#analytics #google #multiple #per page #site #sites #stats
  • Profile picture of the author hitecballer
    yes you absolutely can do this and there is a ton of data to be had in Google analytics even tracking your users adsense clicks although it is not perfect it will give you some idea as you see patterns form on what pages are profitable for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dano1981
      I just figured out how to make multiple sites show

      So that's in the bag, but showing stats from the individual
      pages within a site      , and breaking those down by "page"?

      any experience anyone?

      Any idea on how to accomplish a "by page" breakdown?

      Dano~
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      • Profile picture of the author patey88
        Not sure what page you're starting from, but let's say you have already selected your site's "profile" from the View Reports dropdown at the top of the screen.

        In the navigation area on the left side of the screen, there are links for Visitors, Traffic Sources, and Content. These are where you will spend most of your time viewing analytics, unless you start to make your own custom reports.

        If you click the Content link for example, it will expand to show content-related menu items. Click on Top Content to see a list of your pages, and their statistics.
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        • Profile picture of the author Dano1981
          thank patey for your help,

          So do I add the exact same script/code to the different pages on my site, and the "top content" will break it down by page?

          Not because the code is different (because the code is actually the same) but because it recognizes that the code was placed on 3 unique urls(3 different pages) within my site, and then display the stats for each page under "top content"? (hope that made sense?)

          Dano ~

          Originally Posted by patey88 View Post

          Not sure what page you're starting from, but let's say you have already selected your site's "profile" from the View Reports dropdown at the top of the screen.

          In the navigation area on the left side of the screen, there are links for Visitors, Traffic Sources, and Content. These are where you will spend most of your time viewing analytics, unless you start to make your own custom reports.

          If you click the Content link for example, it will expand to show content-related menu items. Click on Top Content to see a list of your pages, and their statistics.
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          • Profile picture of the author patey88
            Yep, that's exactly right. The code, when it runs, knows which page it is on and records that information as part of the data stored in the analytics database.

            The script actually runs in the visitors browser, after they retrieve the page. This means the script has access to all kinds of information such as what operating system the visitors computer is running, and what browser they're using, and what link they clicked to get to your page, and city/state/country, etc.

            The script passes all this information back to the analytics database, so you can see it in the google analytics application.

            So yes, you put exactly the same code on every page.
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            • Profile picture of the author Dano1981
              thank you for being so helpful patey

              dano~

              Originally Posted by patey88 View Post

              Yep, that's exactly right. The code, when it runs, knows which page it is on and records that information as part of the data stored in the analytics database.

              The script actually runs in the visitors browser, after they retrieve the page. This means the script has access to all kinds of information such as what operating system the visitors computer is running, and what browser they're using, and what link they clicked to get to your page, and city/state/country, etc.

              The script passes all this information back to the analytics database, so you can see it in the google analytics application.

              So yes, you put exactly the same code on every page.
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      • Profile picture of the author patey88
        Something else that's important to know if you are new at google analytics...

        When you select the site profile you want to look at, by default it shows statistics for the one-month period ending yesterday. You have to click the dropdown for the date range (in the upper right) and select today's date for the starting and ending dates, if you want to see today's stats.

        Also, if you only just put the analytics code on your site, sometimes it can take overnight before you start seeing any data.
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